Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Scans Aid in Diagnosis of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 16th, 2001

Positron emission tomography (PET) scanning is much more accurate in determining how far lung cancer has spread than any other diagnostic technique, and should be the standard of care, according to a research team in Australia.

In their study, the use of PET scans to double check a diagnosis made by traditional CT and bone scan tests resulted in altered treatment plans in 67% of 105 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Because PET is an imaging technique that looks at function instead of structure, it can detect cells that are actively growing, such as tumor tissue.

In the study, PET scans revealed cancer in 27 patients that had spread farther...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2001-01-16)

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